The “books in the wild” theme brings back lovely memories (“Wild reading,” HCN, 11/13/17). What better companion than a book when weather locks you into a tent for hours by yourself? Books don’t take up much space, don’t smell or snore. I lean towards the classics: Plutarch, Livy, Thucydides, et al. Not only are they […]
Bryan T. Burke
Posted inFebruary 2, 2016: Sagebrush Insurgency
Local measures for desperate times
Regarding your Dec. 7 feature “Good Neighbors,” I’ve never understood why Peter Kropotkin’s book Mutual Aid has been buried for over a century in favor of a “survival of the fittest” mentality. The scholars mentioned in this story would do well to look it over if they aren’t familiar with it. The American West is […]